Peyton and Barber Professor of Music

Professorship; named chair at the University of Birmingham, England

The Peyton and Barber Professorship of Music is a named chair at the University of Birmingham. It was established in 1904 when Richard Peyton, a local businessman, endowed it with £10,000. The inaugural holder was the composer Edward Elgar, who left the post in 1908.[1][2] As of 2018, the chair is held by Andrew Kirkman.

Peyton and Barber Professors of Music

  • 1904–1908: Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO.[1][2]
  • 1908–1934: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock.[1][2]
  • 1934–1944: Christian Victor Noel Hope Hely-Hutchinson.[2][3]
  • 1944–1946: Sir Jack Allan Westrup.[2][4]
  • 1947–1968: Sir Anthony Carey Lewis, CBE.[2][5]
  • 1968–1986: Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE.[2][6]
  • 1987–1992: Samuel Basil Deane.[7]
  • 1992–2012: Colin Ronald Timms.[2][8]
  • 2013–present: Andrew Kirkman.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "BBC Prom tells story of Elgar at University of Birmingham", University of Birmingham, 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Michael Kennedy, Joyce Kennedy and Tim Rutherford-Johnson (eds.), The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 6th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2013) p. 89.
  3. ^ "Hely-Hutchinson, Victor", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Westrup, Sir Jack (Allen)", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of Anthony Lewis", JISC: Archives Hub. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ Basil Deane, "Obituary: Professor Ivor Keys", The Independent, 14 July 1995. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Professor Basil Deane", The Independent, 14 October 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Professor Colin Timms", University of Birmingham. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Professor Andrew Kirkham", University of Birmingham. Retrieved 17 December 2018.